Bible reading

So my walk with God is not always up or always happy or always where I am seeking Him-I have peaks and valleys, just like life does, times where I cling to him with all my might and times where I just want to do things on my own. And to be honest with you, these past month or so I have just been complacent with my relationship with Him and wanting to just live life by myself. I am in a Bible study this summer with some girls and we are reading a book entitled "Objects of His Affection." God has really been calling me to a deeper relationship with him. I truly do believe in Him and believe Jesus died on the cross and have accepted Him as my personal Lord and savior, but I do long to know Him on a deeper level. I think sometimes that my faith is surface level-yes I pray, yes I believe, yes I want to know Him more, yes I have seen Him guide my life time and time again,but I haven't been to a point where I consistently read His word or just seek to grow more with Him lately. God has been putting it on my heart to read His word. It's so easy for me to spend 20-30 minutes a day blogging or reading email or reading for pleasure and totally not pick up the Bible at all. The Bible is the truth and it's God's word. God wants us to grow to know His truth and in turn grow to know and learn about Him. I am taking baby steps to read His word more. There is such thing in this world as the devil I believe and how am I to combat the devil when he tries to tell me lies in life or tries to tempt me. The word of God is part of the full armor of God. It teaches us about God, His love for us, ways to help live our lives for him and how to love others as Christ loved us. Without it, I don't have much of a defense in this world, and I truly see that. I am starting with the gospels and I know this is a baby step and that I am going to mess up, miss days here and there. But I am fascinated by the stories in Matthew, not that I didn't know a lot of the parables of Jesus, but just all the prophecies from the old testament that were fulfilled and just relearning all that Jesus went through. So please pray for me as I take this journey of getting to know God more-it's a lifelong journey-it will see it's peaks and valleys, but it is a journey just like life and it's an amazing journey. God is real, God is truth, God is love and He longs for a deeper relationship with you and even me-someone who has known Him for a long time yet many times strayed or tried to just do things on my own-a God who always calls me his child, loves me unconditionally, and wants to grow deeper and deeper in our relationship. Thank you God for your unfailing love.